Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (144 Front Street, Melita)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator on Front Street in Melita was built in 1956 by United Grain Growers. An annex was added in 1965 and the complex was renovated in 1979.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1914-1917	Edward Deacon
1917-1918	T. S. Menary
1918-1923	George Woods
1923	Norman Saunders Fitch
1924-1925	Theodore Dennison
1925-1927	Robert G. “Bob” Henderson
1927-1934	George H. Rutherford
1934-1935	Elevator closed due to poor crops
1935-1950	William Thomas Freeman (1906-1977)
1950-1953	Gordon E. McLean
1953-1969	?
1969-1979	James L. “Jim” Vassart
1979-1984	Kelly A. Wells

Photos & Coordinates

Former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Melita (August 2014) Source: Jean McManus Aerial view of the former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Melita (September 2020) Source: George Penner Former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Melita (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus Former United Grain Growers grain elevator at Melita (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.26839, W100.99218 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (81 Front Street, Melita)

Sources:

United Grain Growers Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

We thank Jean McManus and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 January 2025

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